Newcastle post-punk heroes Maximo Park have confirmed details of their new single ‘Questing Not Coasting’.
Maximo Park are simply an institution in Newcastle. To slag them off in public is about as dangerous as walking around the city in a Sunderland top asking residents what Premiership games they will be watching next year.
Proud and passionate, the citizens of Newcastle mob any show Maximo Park play in the city. Recently the band played a free show in their hometown, with thousands upon thousands of fans showing up.
However a few fans may have let enthusiasm get the better of them. Just before the group were due to go onstage someone half-inched one of the band’s guitars, leaving them distraught.
Once owned by Joe Strummer of punk heroes The Clash, the instrument is absolutely irreplaceable. Maximo Park haven’t let this incident dent their civic pride, however, or slow down their work rate with a new single due for release later this summer.
‘Questing Not Coasting’ was a stand out track from recent album ‘Quicken The Heart’. The band’s third, it saw Maximo Park return to the rough and ready indie thrills of their debut. Direct and visceral, the record also contained some of frontman Paul Smith’s most eloquent lyrics to date.
Forthcoming single ‘Questing Not Coasting’ is searingly poetic, a cut above the the average indie floorfiller. The track will come backed with some special B-sides including the new tracks ‘Too Many Hearts’ and ‘That Beating Heart’.
The single comes with a spectacular video directed by none other than Grant Gee. Best known for his work with Radiohead, Gee was responsible for the celebrated documentary ‘Meeting People Is Easy’ as well as the acclaimed ‘Joy Division’ feature from 2007.
Riding a wave of acclaim, this summer could be a scorcher for Maximo Park. Always a festival favourite the band are due to open Glastonbury next month before packing up their teepee and heading to Isle Of Wight, T In The Park, Oxegen and many more.
Maximo Park are set to release their new single ‘Questing Not Coasting’ on July 13th.
